MGB ROXIII conducts Workshop on the Evaluation of Work Programs for Non-metallic Resources

The Mines
and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII conducted the Workshop on the Evaluation of Work Programs for
Non-metallic Resources on July 3-4, 2019 at the MGB RO No. XIII Conference Room
in Surigao City.

The workshop aimed to capacitate the technical
personnel of Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO)-Agusan
del Sur and Butuan City in evaluating the Work Programs submitted by a
Qualified Person as mandatory requirements for Quarry Permit application at the
Provincial/City Mining Regulatory Board. Technical personnel from the MGB RO
No. XIII, PENRO-Agusan del Sur and Butuan City participated in the
workshop.

The evaluation of Five (5)-year Development/Utilization Work Program (5YDUWP) is part
of the devolved functions of the Local Government Unit pursuant to Sections 8
and 70 of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Administrative
Order (DAO) No. 2010-21. The 5YDUWP is one of the mandatory requirements for Quarry
Permit application. It is a detailed description of the course of every phase
of development and/or utilization covering the five-year mining cycle within
the term of a Quarry Permit.

The submitted 5YDUWP should be in accordance with
the revised MGB Form 06-2 as per DAO No. 2018-20. The resource speaker,
however, stressed that there are certain items in the evaluation form that are
not applicable to the quarry operation. As for the content and substance, it
was highlighted that the declared annual production target should not exceed
the maximum allowable production stipulated in the applicant’s Environmental
Compliance Certificate. The mining method and design parameters should be
specified in the work program, accompanied by a mine layout. The major
activities and corresponding expenditures under the Environmental Protection
and Enhancement Program and Social Development and Management Program/Community
Development Program should be included in the 5YDUWP.

During the two-day workshop, the participants were able to evaluate work programs and subsequently presented their respective outputs.

“Mining shall be pro-people and pro-environment in sustaining wealth creation and improved quality of life.”